Redfall developers reportedly hoped Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax would kill the project

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Developers working on Redfall hoped 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft's acquisition of parent company ZeniMax Media would m🌞ean the end of the game – or, at least, it turning into something more recognisable to a st🧸udio famed for immersive sims.

That comes from , which reports that Redfall's development was fraught with numerous issues, from a lack﷽ of staffing to unclear creative direction. It got to the point where some staff reportedly h🌸oped that Microsoft's deal to purchase ZeniMax Media would either kill the project entirely or reshape it into a single-player experience that more closely resembled the games the studio is known for.

in a recent interview, Xbox boss Phil Spencer admitted that the team "didn't do a good job early in engaging Arkane Austin."

From the sounds of 🍬it, issues were present long before Microsoft entered the scene. Bloomberg reports that Redfall came at a time when ZeniMax was encouraging studios to work with the 'games as a service' model in mind. With Prey falling short of expectations a year prioritꦆy, Arkane bosses apparently fancied giving something with broader appeal a go. 

Alongside a sense of uncertainty and sౠhifting targets, Arkane also had to deal with developers who specialised in single-players leaving for pastures new, put off by what Redfall proposed. In fact, as Bloomberg points out, only around 30% of the developers who worked on Prey were still at Arkane when development on Redfall ended. 

The scars of development were reflected in reviews. In our own 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Redfall review, we said it "fe🍌els rushed, unfinished🌜, and unsatisfying." 

"Not even awesome vampires and world design can red♏eem Redfall's repetitive gameplay, which becomes progressively more monotonous the longer you play," we said.

As for where we are today, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Xbox has committed tജo improving the game despi๊te its rough launch. Beyond that, we can only wait and see.

Redfall proves 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:it's time to press pause on tired squad-based shooters.

Iain Harris
News Editor, Games

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